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2nd Battery bart5008 at 5:19am 10.12.05 Smaller Boats 10/1075 I am thinking of installing a second battery on my 240. I thought screwing a peice of 3/4" plywood d
Paint for my floor dblake05 at 5:01am 10.12.05 Other Sailboats 3/912 Can anyone recommend a good paint to paint the floor with? I pulled up the carpet that was in the bo
Removing Epoxy fredsb at 4:46am 10.12.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1254 Does anyone know of a method to remove epoxy from the deck? Had an oops mounting an autopilot brack
replacement rudder walt at 4:35am 10.12.05 Other Sailboats 0/894 Any one out there that needs a replacement hi ratio aspect rudder or d-board for a Mac 26. This one
474 First Boat hlads at 4:23am 10.12.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1317 At 53 I am my wife are just taking up sailing and plan to buy a 473 for day and weekend sailing. Wou
Internal boom outhaul lines viktor at 4:20am 10.12.05 Big Boats 3/1465 Does anyone know if it is possible to change the internal outhaul lines in a Kenyon boom on a 34,...
WInd Instrument cable routing Andre K. 1991 Hunter 30 at 3:34am 10.12.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/773 I am sure that majority of 1988-94 Hunter 30 owners have a mast top wind instrument.I just recently
Gelcoat chips on the nonskid Ryan at 2:47am 10.12.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/943 Anyone have any suggestions on fixing the non skid area on my 26s. Any products you guys' recomend.
Cabin Tent Cover Hal Learnard at 2:06am 10.12.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/909 The cabin "tent" cover on my 1972 M25 is not serviceable. Are they still madeor do they have to be
Paceship 26? dennis23517 at 1:51am 10.12.05 Ask All Sailors 0/1437 I've been considering moving from a outboard powered sailboat to one with a inboard diesel. The Pac
A-4 Carb hwstauffer@hotmail.com at 1:43am 10.12.05 Other Sailboats 3/955 Any Suggestions? Motor starts and run great but only under full choke. I'm schooled on Elect. FI a
Lewmar Hatch Hinge Repair Persy at 1:02am 10.12.05 Big Boats 3/4195 I have an '01 420 with a broken hinge on one of the Lewmar deck hatches. The insert on which the hi
1985 Hunter 23 Rudder needed Sail at 12:50am 10.12.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1036 I need help locating a Rudder (complete) for my 1985 Hunter 23. Will one of you let me know if you k
O'Day 25 rudder modification Jacques Landry at 11:37pm 10.11.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2060 I have an O'Day 25 with a centerboard. As you know, the keel is only 2'6" with the board up ... but
Garmin 182C help BruceK at 9:54pm 10.11.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1252 I do not see anything in the archives....so need help. West Marine says the Garmin 182C is the best
Front hatch for '72 M22 Chas Milson at 4:27pm 10.11.05 Morgan 7/2034 I am looking for a molded front hatch for my 22. Mine broke and cant seem to find a replacment and w
OMC saildrive repair Bill Dunn at 3:09pm 10.11.05 Day Sailers 2/1906 I have a omc15 saildrive that may of crack a block during winter. It cranks and runs fine but when
Need a Mainsail for a Mac 25 Rusty20702 at 2:58pm 10.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1015 While restoring my new-to-me 82 Mac 25 I discovered three big rips in my mainsail cry. Does anyone*
Life Line Stanchions Ken Silver at 2:19pm 10.11.05 Big Boats 1/780 I am having a problem with life line stanchions coming loose from the toe rail. The tack welds seem
Wood for Floor on a DS I Mike2012 at 1:49pm 10.11.05 Day Sailers 6/1510 I'm trying to make a new floor for my '68 DS I. The previous owner (somewhere back in the past) did

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Install an anchor Windlass (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:55pm 05.01.21 Welcome aboard @Dale Haz. Every installation is different depending on the shape of the anchor lock
Polaris Compass / no fluid Don S/V ILLusion at 7:07pm 05.01.21
H31 Where is the Y-valve mounted? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:26pm 05.01.21 I wouldn't restore the system to "factory settings." If the buyer turns out to be in any waters whe
Durango tow vehicle questions FuzzyBadger at 6:24pm 05.01.21 Great! Thank you. Kendyoozed, can yo recommend a brake controller?
Durango tow vehicle questions FuzzyBadger at 6:21pm 05.01.21 Then you will be fine towing.... Great! Thank you.
Looking at an O'Day 34 Blowboat at 6:21pm 05.01.21 Thanks everyone for your comments...they are very helpful. It seems this is not the boat for us...ma
Durango tow vehicle questions kendyoozed at 6:14pm 05.01.21 Then you will be fine towing....
Batteries Tom J at 6:05pm 05.01.21 Costco has Interstate GC batts at a decent price. Should do in a pinch.
H31 Where is the Y-valve mounted? SFS at 6:05pm 05.01.21 In my 1983 model, it was under the sink and tucked slightly to starboard. It was halfway between th
240 HIN indentation number location? Ron20324 at 5:31pm 05.01.21 ... how do they mark the hull? it it embossed or a plate? USUALLY embossed into the gel coat. If
Moving mast winch to cabin top for easier solo sailing jssailem at 5:26pm 05.01.21 When I tried it the screws ripped out a considerable amount of aluminum and left some big ugly hole
Painkiller - Little Big Town Ron20324 at 5:24pm 05.01.21 Feeling no pain, who knows what kind of trouble I could have gotten into . :eek::laugh::laugh::laug
240 HIN indentation number location? SolentHunter at 4:19pm 05.01.21 Thank you! very happy to be here :D that's a bit of a head scratcher then... just to check i'm not
Portable charger options Charles Erwin at 4:10pm 05.01.21 There's really only one "king of the hill" in portable chargers these days and those are the Victro
240 HIN indentation number location? sail sfbay at 4:09pm 05.01.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new 240!! Starboard transom is where it should be.
I need a 26x sail sfbay at 4:07pm 05.01.21 Welcome to the forum!! They are waiting for you here: One in North Carolina and others close by on
Portable charger options marchem at 3:43pm 05.01.21 Why not put a little 50W solar panel in and tie it into a cheap PWM charge controller? Small, total
Moving mast winch to cabin top for easier solo sailing sloughsailer at 3:14pm 05.01.21 If you single hand a 27 foot sloop you need an autohelm and halyards led to the cockpit. Unless you
Dead Simple way to attach light objects to cabin interior ggrizzard at 2:27pm 05.01.21 So, I ordered the 3M tape yesterday on Amazon and it came an hour ago! I'll work on my project tomor
Dock Tying Alternatives Stu Jackson at 12:51pm 05.01.21 One of my favorite topics: midship spring lines. Single Handing 101.2 HOPPING OFF THE BOAT IS UNNE

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